baldric

American  

[bawl-drik] / ˈbɔl drɪk /

Or baldrick

noun

1. a belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip, supporting a sword, horn, etc.

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baldric British  

/ ˈbɔːldrɪk /

noun

1. a wide silk sash or leather belt worn over the right shoulder to the left hip for carrying a sword, etc

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Other Word Forms

• baldricked
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of baldric

1250–1300; Middle English bauderik, bawdryk, baudry < Anglo-French baudré, baldré, Old French baldrei, baudré, perhaps < Frankish *baltirad sword belt, equivalent to Latin balte ( us ) belt + Germanic *-rad provision, equipment (compare Old High German rat ); source of final -ik uncertain

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Example Sentences

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baldric

Buckles may have been used on a baldric - or sword-belt - and so the mystery object may have been a matching mount.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2021

On a baldric he wore a great horn tipped with silver that now was laid upon his knees.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Slung from his right shoulder by a baldric, the sword was nearly four feet in length, perfectly straight, double-edged, and strong in the forte.

From The Great Mogul by Louis Tracy

His lyre is fastened by an engraven baldric, which holds it close to the body.

From The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura by Harold Edgeworth Butler

Figure 272 The baldric is a highly ornamented wide sash normally worn by drum majors and sometimes by band leaders.

From American Military Insignia 1800-1851 by J. Duncan Campbell

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